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An off-duty Mansfield police officer was credited with breaking up a daylight brawl between three men who had tire irons and a knife, the Taunton Daily Gazette is reporting. Self-defense is one of the most commonly acknowledged theories of defense portrayed on television criminal shows and in novels. But in…
In response to the Boston Globe Special Report on OUI bench trials in Massachusetts, the Globe reported that prosecutors are seeking legislation requiring prosecutors to consent to a bench trial. Assuming this report is accurate, this legislation would have to apply to every type of criminal case as legislation relating…
The Boston Globe published its second of three installments on drunk driving bench trials in Massachusetts. The Globe claimed to have researched the number of not guilty verdicts from selected judges that were targeted by prosecutors and published statistics of their rate of not guilty verdicts. Click here to read…
New England Patriots wide receiver and special teams member Julian Edelman appeared in Boston Municipal Court recently to address charges that he groped a woman on a dance floor, the Boston Herald reports. A Boston sex crimes lawyer has seen how allegations that appear innocent on the surface can lead…
The Enterprise News is reporting that four Bridgewater State students, two of whom are football players, are accused of operating a “drug house” operation off-campus. Drug crimes in Bridgewater and throughout Massachusetts are serious charges as the government continues its war on drugs. Lawmakers have continually made penalties more extreme…
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on October 31 2011 in the case of Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye, that raises the issue of whether an a criminal defense attorney in Massachusetts, or any other state, can provide ineffective assistance of counsel during a…
Massachusetts judges were unfairly attacked as being lenient on drunk driving charges in a recent Boston Globe report released today. The special report was the first of a three part series written by Marcella Bombardieri, Jonathan Saltzman and Thomas Farragher. The Boston Globe claims that judges are lenient on Massachusetts…
Four men accused of a burglary, who first were suspected of an attempted abduction in Attelboro, are being held in jail on $25,000 bail, The Sun Chronicle reports. Charges of burglary in Attleboro are punishable by up to 20 years in prison, which is likely why the defendants were held…
Halloween is approaching, as we can tell from the crisp weather, the black and orange decorations and the costume advertisements that seem to pop up this time of year. And while it’s primarily a holiday for children to go door-to-door and try to get as much candy as they can,…
The Baby Lisa case has garnered national headlines as local authorities and the FBI search for the child missing in Kansas City since Oct. 4. According to The Kansas City Star, the 11-month-old girl was reported missing from her crib that day. CNN reports that the FBI recently obtained a…